Devotional portrait of Dr. Laurentius Gilbertus... Lot 4315

Devotional portrait of Dr. Laurentius Gilbertus Payot Chest portrait of the old theologian and priest of the collegiate church of Saint-Pierre in Avignon in the southern French province of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur next to a crucifix and books, holding a building elevation in his hands, below painted inscription panel with Latin text "R. D. Laurentius-Gilbertus Payot - Sac. Facult. Theol. Doctor ecles. N. Dnæ de Princip et Hujus-ce Domus Rector Munificus obiit die 13. febr. 1786. [engl. approx: R. D. Laurentius-Gilbertus Payot - der heiligen theologischen Fakultät Doktor, der Frauenkirche Abt und Gemeindevorsteher starb am 13. Februar 1786]", low impasto, late Baroque painting, oil on canvas and stretcher frame, circa 1790, traces of age, minor need of restoration, unframed, dimensions approx. 80 x 61 cm.